Jupiter and its Red Spots
Another clear, frosty night here on the South Coast of England. The seeing conditions were quite stable again and I took these 3 images of… Read More »Jupiter and its Red Spots
Planets
Jupiter Near Opposition
Jupiter reached Opposition at about 1am UT on the morning of 3rd December 2012. Here are two images of different aspects of the planet. The… Read More »Jupiter Near Opposition
Jupiter – A case of the blues!
There’s a moral here somewhere.I went out this morning under a crystal clear sky; Jupiter blazing away in the South-East. With collimation complete and a… Read More »Jupiter – A case of the blues!
Full set of Jupiter images from Sep 19th
Looks like my last post was the best image of the session on 19th September 2012. The seeing conditions improved as the session went on,… Read More »Full set of Jupiter images from Sep 19th
It doesn’t get better than this!
A wonderful morning! Went out at 4am BST to be greeted by an incredible dark and starry sky. Jupiter and Venus both blazing in the… Read More »It doesn’t get better than this!
First Jupiter image after a long break
Hi all, Here is my first attempt at a Jupiter image from his morning. As it turned out, it was a bit of a luxury… Read More »First Jupiter image after a long break
Olympus Mons pokes out through the clouds
Here is another image of Mars taken on Saturday night. Mars is receeding rapidly and will soon be under 10″ (10 arc-seconds) in diameter. Consider… Read More »Olympus Mons pokes out through the clouds
Venus and the Seven Sisters
A glorious sight in my 75mm APO refractor telescope last night. The night of April 3rd was cloudy when Venus was nicely in the main cluster, but… Read More »Venus and the Seven Sisters
Mars – The difference good seeing makes
Last night’s Mars image, shown here, illustrates the effect of ‘seeing’ conditions. The seeing was fairly good and stable last night – compare this image… Read More »Mars – The difference good seeing makes
Mars – Syrtis Major hoves into view
Another Mars image taken last night from here in Ham. The biggest and most obvious dark region called Syrtis Major is visible on the left… Read More »Mars – Syrtis Major hoves into view